VGX is Over… and Cranky Kong is the Only Announcement Trending on Twitter

The VGX awards have just finished and, at least according to Nintendo\’s core fan response, Nintendo\’s reveal was underwhelming.

In our forums, we conducted a small survey asking what the members which game they wanted to see Nintendo show footage of the most at VGX, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze received votes amounting to zero. Jumping to our front page poll, only about 3 out of over 140 voters selected Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze as the upcoming game they wanted to see more footage of the most. This is not to say that there\’s no anticipation for the return of the Kongs, but as far as VGX went, showing Donkey Kong made it easy for enthusiasts, such as the vast majority of the ones in our forums, to conclude that Nintendo is completely out of touch with the American market.

Well, Nintendo, once again, has enthusiasts reevaluating their thoughts, as Cranky Kong, the newest character to be officially revealed at VGX, is the only topic from the VGX awards trending on Twitter. Perhaps showing footage of a more ambitious title would have proved to be too advanced for the show\’s audience. Putting all monkey business aside, not only does this reveal quite a bit about the audience of VGX, but it looks like Nintendo bet correctly again and did the bare minimum to get free advertising their game that will kick off their 2014 line up.

So what do you guys think? Might have revealing footage of another game over done it? We\’re you happy with Reggie\’s reveal? Type all your satisfaction or rage into the comment section below and stay tuned for more Nintendo coverage. As a bonus, be sure to submit your votes to the poll at the right-hand side of the page and share it with others who might want their vote counted.

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Amin_and_Azizah I don't think Nintendo came into VGX with bad faith. You don't join an event in the hopes said event will fail. Having said that, I do see Nintendo deciding to save more explosive announcements for one of their Directs.

Fresnokila I don't think it would have happened here, considering this VGX was very poorly attended. At 1st I thought Reggie must have asked Geoff to get some air time, but now it looks more like it could have been the other way around.

Ha own one ever since Windwaker HD and X were shown in a Nintendo Direct...even got my brother and a friend to get one too...what's funny is that I also bought a PS3 that same day to play all the games I've been missing...but it's collecting dust...I'm always on my Wii U!

Yup. Can't wait for the next one. Were the viewers for VGX really that small that there were less than Nintendo Direct gets? And yeah, the only reason Geoff probably still has his job is because Nintendo was there to save the day.

This could be looked at in two ways. In one way we can look at it as a poor attempt at advertising but in another way we could look at this as complete genius on Nintendos part because now this game is the number one trending game on Twitter and its also the most talked-about game from the show. Nintendo didn't have to pay any money to get the word out there about this game. This game has received a lot of exposure now and we know that it will be a phenomenal product. Its guaranteed to sell.

If I were you I would still buy the Wii U, don't worry those awesome games that you are talking about will come very soon. Although I also wished that they shown something like a sequel to Giest or a sequel to Eternal Darkness, or something a bit more mature. However don't let this one show deter you from buying a Wii U. Like I said earlier the big games are coming next year, its just a matter of when.

But thats something that we know because we have played the other DK games...believe me...I had a blast with the difficulty from the DKC game on the Wii with a friend..we played the whole game together....
What I mean is trying to get other people on board the Wii U...they'll just see it and think it's a kiddy game...I would have loved to lured them on board with something like X!
It's their "Wii U is not hardcore" mentality that always bothers me..despite how hardcore they really are....hell...I despise how this term "hardcore" is even around =_=

I promise you that you could not be it. Or Luigi U, or W101, or Pikmin 3, etc. I bet you that you could not even beat the first level of Luigi U without dying...
Try saying that with a game like Uncharted where the hold your hand the entire way through. I'd rather watch a movie, thanks...

This is the first year that I've walked away from the entire 3 hour Broadcast with a feeling of just wasting my time afterwards. Sure showing off Cranky Kong wasn't a Huge announcement, but then again Sony and Microsoft didn't bring their A games either. A "Dynamic Lighting video for the Division??? Could of swore I saw something similar at E3 earlier in the year. At least Nintendo showed off actual Level Gameplay in progress.

Hopefully, when Nintendo does their Nintendo Direct in January ( I believe I remember reading somewhere that all Nintendo employees get at least 3 weeks off to enjoy the Holidays with their families, from December 14 through January 5 roundabout each year.) this year will clock in at 90 minutes. About 50 mins to Reveal new Gameplay trailers for the 1st half of the year line-up with some solid Release Dates, and the other 40 mins to Reveal some new Games to look forward to at the Second half of the year.

Off Topic: Update.... This Quarter (3rd) since week ending October 5 to November 30 the Wii U has sold 789,776 World Wide Alone!!!!!!!! And this is (obviously) not counting the 4 Weeks of December yet. More than the previous two Quarters of the year.

This is the first year that I've walked away from the entire 3 hour Broadcast with a feeling of just wasting my time afterwards. Sure showing off Cranky Kong wasn't a Huge announcement, but then again Sony and Microsoft didn't bring their A games either. A "Dynamic Lighting video for the Division??? Could of swore I saw something similar at E3 earlier in the year. At least Nintendo showed off actual Level Gameplay in progress.
Hopefully, when Nintendo does their Nintendo Direct in January ( I believe I remember reading somewhere that all Nintendo employees get at least 3 weeks off to enjoy the Holidays with their families, from December 14 through January 5 roundabout each year.) this year will clock in at 90 minutes. About 50 mins to Reveal new Gameplay trailers for the 1st half of the year line-up with some solid Release Dates, and the other 40 mins to Reveal some new Games to look forward to at the Second half of the year.
Off Topic: Update.... This Quarter (3rd) since week ending October 5 to November 30 the Wii U has sold 789,776 World Wide Alone!!!!!!!! And this is (obviously) not counting the 4 Weeks of December yet. More than the previous two Quarters of the year.

VGX was NOT the place to show something big..because it's NOT a big event...There was a reason that Sony, Bethesda among others decided to "DROP" VGX....I find it funny that EVERY GOD DAMN EVENT FOR THE WEST IS THE "MAJOR" EVENT. It was Nintendo's showing up to another "Awards show" that Spike didn't think was important enough to broadcast this year...

E.3 (though nowhere near as TGS, keep dreaming people) was bigger that this, GamesCom was bigger than this (Nintendo's first time there too), P.A.X is bigger than this, but Nintendo SOMEHOW never showed the WEST anything? THIS ONE 3hr show where NO-ONE bothered to show up was their ONLY chance to shine eh? C'mon man, Lets be honest here, This "Troll" basically is/was the ONLY thing I see gamers of all platforms talking about (good and bad)...The video states a very true purpose, people crying over spilt milk when there was no milk in the first place.

Nintendo STATED it would be a previously announced game and 3 unannounced premiers (can anyone really tell me what the games where) as well as you know...it being leaked a WHOLE DAMN WEEK EARLY...Speculation from idiots and non-gamers took the "3 unannounced world premiers as Nintendo premiering an unannounced game" with Gaming "journalist" assuming (and we know about people who assume) it was and referencing forum boards as solid references.

VGX was NOT the place to show something big..because it's NOT a big event...There was a reason that Sony, Bethesda among others decided to "DROP" VGX....I find it funny that EVERY GOD DAMN EVENT FOR THE WEST IS THE "MAJOR" EVENT. It was Nintendo's showing up to another "Awards show" that Spike didn't think was important enough to broadcast this year...
E.3 (though nowhere near as TGS, keep dreaming people) was bigger that this, GamesCom was bigger than this (Nintendo's first time there too), P.A.X is bigger than this, but Nintendo SOMEHOW never showed the WEST anything? THIS ONE 3hr show where NO-ONE bothered to show up was their ONLY chance to shine eh? C'mon man, Lets be honest here, This "Troll" basically is/was the ONLY thing I see gamers of all platforms talking about (good and bad)...The video states a very true purpose, people crying over spilt milk when there was no milk in the first place.
Nintendo STATED it would be a previously announced game and 3 unannounced premiers (can anyone really tell me what the games where) as well as you know...it being leaked a WHOLE DAMN WEEK EARLY...Speculation from idiots and non-gamers took the "3 unannounced world premiers as Nintendo premiering an unannounced game" with Gaming "journalist" assuming (and we know about people who assume) it was and referencing forum boards as solid references.

I freaking knew it...I knew they would show something like DK...when they should have wowed us with X....DK as much as I know I'll enjoy it...it just won't cut it for everyone else who are deciding if they need a Wii U or not...X would have been so perfect!

DK just gave the haters all the more reason to say "see...kiddie games...this is why I'll stick with my PS4 and my XBOne" =_=

I freaking knew it...I knew they would show something like DK...when they should have wowed us with X....DK as much as I know I'll enjoy it...it just won't cut it for everyone else who are deciding if they need a Wii U or not...X would have been so perfect!
DK just gave the haters all the more reason to say "see...kiddie games...this is why I'll stick with my PS4 and my XBOne" =_=

Okay, I went into the VGX show hoping for more info on X, or Smash, and came away a bit sad that this was all that was shown.
Not because it's bad, but because it just acts as feed for trolls who were looking, again, for any reason to bash Nintendo and its fans.
So seeing that this is the only thing really trending on Twitter from the show, is honestly quite shocking, and a little bit pleasing.
I can only imagine what the reaction is going to be during the next BIG Direct where they'll finally show off more info on anticipated titles...

Right. Glad this wasn't on Spike TV this year. One thing less to take up my SCREEN..LOL. but now that I think about it Nintendo's presence wasn't as bad as I thought now that I realize how bad this year's show was. Looks like Nintendo made the first smart move of many that will keep them going for a long time.

plsburydoughboy yup, and that's the sad part. You can't really say that Nintendo blew a chance when in fact the chance never existed. It actually seemed like Keighley needed Nintendo more than anything since the ratings sucked so bad. Furthermore, pretty much all the tags on Twitter for it are just people mocking it. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last VGAs if Spike prefers to air reruns of COPs over it

secretgamer sirnintendo I suppose you are right. Interesting how the "next-gen" systems aren't exactly "wow"ing people. I mean, Quantum Theory was something I thought was interesting, and it looks like a high polished 360/PS3 title. Like, huh?

If I were you I would still buy the Wii U, don't worry those awesome games that you are talking about will come very soon. Although I also wished that they shown something like a sequel to Giest or a sequel to Eternal Darkness, or something a bit more mature. However don't let this one show deter you from buying a Wii U. Like I said earlier the big games are coming next year, its just a matter of when.

Ha own one ever since Windwaker HD and X were shown in a Nintendo Direct...even got my brother and a friend to get one too...what's funny is that I also bought a PS3 that same day to play all the games I've been missing...but it's collecting dust...I'm always on my Wii U!

But thats something that we know because we have played the other DK games...believe me...I had a blast with the difficulty from the DKC game on the Wii with a friend..we played the whole game together....

What I mean is trying to get other people on board the Wii U...they'll just see it and think it's a kiddy game...I would have loved to lured them on board with something like X!

It's their "Wii U is not hardcore" mentality that always bothers me..despite how hardcore they really are....hell...I despise how this term "hardcore" is even around =_=

This could be looked at in two ways. In one way we can look at it as a poor attempt at advertising but in another way we could look at this as complete genius on Nintendos part because now this game is the number one trending game on Twitter and its also the most talked-about game from the show. Nintendo didn't have to pay any money to get the word out there about this game. This game has received a lot of exposure now and we know that it will be a phenomenal product. Its guaranteed to sell.

@Fresnokila I don't think it would have happened here, considering this VGX was very poorly attended. At 1st I thought Reggie must have asked Geoff to get some air time, but now it looks more like it could have been the other way around.

@Amin_and_Azizah I don't think Nintendo came into VGX with bad faith. You don't join an event in the hopes said event will fail. Having said that, I do see Nintendo deciding to save more explosive announcements for one of their Directs.